Alexandra C’s Blog

1. On page 64 Mary Lou views Mr. Furtz in his coffin. I can connect to that becasue I had to go to my grandpa’s funeral and I had the same feelings as Mary Lou.

2. On page 91 Carl Ray inherits money. I can connect to this because once when a family member of my friend died she inherited a lot of money and she was extremly happy.

3. On page 90 Beth Ann gets angry with Mary Lou. I can connect to that because my friend and I got in a big fight and got really mad at her.

4. Mary Lou is 13 and in middle school. I can connect to that because I am thirteen and in middle school and am going through the same thing that she is.

5. On page 89 Beth Ann is really honest with Mary Lou. I can connect to that because I am honest with my friends.

1. On page 64 Mary Lou views Mr. Furtz in his coffin. I can connect to that becasue I had to go to my grandpa’s funeral and I had the same feelings as Mary Lou.

2. On page 91 Carl Ray inherits money. I can connect to this because once when a family member of my friend died she inherited a lot of money and she was extremly happy.

3. On page 90 Beth Ann gets angry with Mary Lou. I can connect to that because my friend and I got in a big fight and got really mad at her.

4. Mary Lou is 13 and in middle school. I can connect to that because I am thirteen and in middle school and am going through the same thing that she is.

5. On page 89 Beth Ann is really honest with Mary Lou. I can connect to that because I am honest with my friends.

1. On page 64 Mary Lou views Mr. Furtz in his coffin. I can connect to that becasue I had to go to my grandpa’s funeral and I had the same feelings as Mary Lou.

2. On page 91 Carl Ray inherits money. I can connect to this because once when a family member of my friend died she inherited a lot of money and she was extremly happy.

3. On page 90 Beth Ann gets angry with Mary Lou. I can connect to that because my friend and I got in a big fight and got really mad at her.

4. Mary Lou is 13 and in middle school. I can connect to that because I am thirteen and in middle school and am going through the same thing that she is.

5. On page 89 Beth Ann is really honest with Mary Lou. I can connect to that because I am honest with my friends.

1. Describe Beth Ann’s new behavior. How does Mary Lou feel about it? Beth Ann new behavior is that she is very into the fact that she has a boyfriend and Mary Lou is jealous and mad at the same time she is jealous that Beth Ann has a boyfriend and she doesn’t. She is mad because Beth Ann isn’t the same to her.

2. How does Mary Lou react to when Mr. Furtz dies? Mary Lou reacts to the death of Mr. Furtz very shocked that he is such a healthy man and then the next day he is dead. She goes over to their house and spends time with Mrs. Furtz and helps her feel better.  

1. What happened after Mary Lou saw Alex Cheevey looking at her? Mary Lou went up to him and they started talking.

2. Describe how you feel about Carl Ray. I think that he is very lazy and doesn’t help around the house.

3. Does anyone act jealous in the story? Mary Lou because she is jealous of Beth Ann.

4. Why is Mary Lou jealous of Beth Ann? This is because Beth Ann has a boyfriend and she doesn’t.

5. How else could mary Lou have handled the situation with her and Beth Ann? She could have been happy and supported Beth Ann.

6. Rate from good to poor how Carl Ray helps in the house. Poor is what I would rate him. 

One of the passages that i chose from the story is on pages 4 and 5 they decribe all of the members of the Finney family. This is helpful because it allows you to know a little bit about all of the charcters, even though the book is, in first person, told from Mary Lou’s piont of view. Another passage that I thought was interesting was when the dad Sam Finney, brakes the news to the family that their cousin Carl Ray is coming to live with them (pgs.11-13). I thought this passage was interesting because once he had announced the big news Mary Lou’s mom was very upset. That tells the reader that the mom doesn’t want to have another person in the house.